How Many People Are Named Sheridan?
people named Sheridan are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 49,990 people in the US has this name
Based on 8,372 babies named Sheridan in Social Security records from 1891 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
328 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Sirideáin meaning "descendant of Sirideán". The name Sirideán means "searcher" in Gaelic.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Sheridan, 76% were girls and 24% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Sheridan rose from 0% in the 1910s to 74.8% in the 2020s. It was highest in the 2000s, at 92.5%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Sheridan alive today is about 36 years old, and 50% are under 30. Half of them were between 23 and 47 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Sheridan first appears in the records in 1891 and was given most often in 2001, to 328 babies. In 2025, 32 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1891 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Sheridan has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #780, in 2001. In 2025 it ranked #5,374. Among boys, its best rank was #492, in 1891.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,374 | #9,575 |
| Best rank | #780 (2001) | #492 (1891) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,268 in the 2000s | #2,010 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Sheridan alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Sheridan were born in California than in any other state: about 552 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Sheridan was given 4.1 times as often in Oklahoma, 2.1 times in Texas and 2 times in Arizona.
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